↑Specifically, the medieval period o Okinawan history, referred tae as ko-ryūkyū (古琉球, lit. "Auld Ryukyu") in Japanese, extends frae roughly the 12t century till the Invasion o Ryukyu bi Japanese forces in 1609. The early modren period extends frae that year till roughly 1879, the year the Ryukyu Kinrick wis abolished an replacit wi Okinawa Prefectur.